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As much as I respect Brian Toss's abilities...even he can't inspect something he can't see... if the mast wasn't pulled three years ago... and the deck partner has been "sealed" for 16 years, there is a very good chance that there is corrosion there. The rest of the
rig may very well be in perfect shape.... but if the mast is weakened at the point where it exits the deck, a very high load area, then the whole
rig is in danger of coming down.
Evan Starzinger and Beth Leonard, recently describe a refit of their boat Hawk, which is about 10 years old, where they had cracking at the same location and had to re-inforce the mast heavily to prevent complete failure.
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Sailingdog
Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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